Mac Pro 2010 Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Ready, Set Up, Go
- Life with Your Mac Pro
- Making a Good Thing Better
- Problem, Meet Solution
- An Ounce of Prevention
- Problems with Your Mac Pro
- Problems with Software
- Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software
- Checking for a Hardware Problem
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Problems with Wi-Fi Communication
- Problems with Your Display
- Problems with Your Internet Connection
- Replacing the Apple Magic Mouse Batteries
- Maximizing Ethernet Performance
- Learning More, Service, and Support
- Locating Your Serial Number
- What’s Under the Hood
- Last, but Not Least
- Looking for Something?

29Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac Pro
Power socket
ConnectthepowercordthatcamewithyourMacPro.Don’tuseanordinarypowercord
orextensioncord.
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Locking latch
LiftthelatchtoopenthesidepanelandaccesstheinternalcomponentsinyourMacPro.
Ifyou’reworkinginsideyourMacProandthelatchisdown,thedrivesarelockedin
place.Youcanattachasecuritylock(availableseparately)tothelatchtopreventaccess
andsecuretheinternalcomponents.Youcanalsoattachasecuritycabletothelatchor
throughthehandlesandfeettoprotectyourMacPro.
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Three USB 2.0 ports
ConnectaniPod,iPhone,iPad,mouse,keyboard,printer,diskdrive,digitalcamera,
joystick,externalUSBmodem,andmore.YoucanalsoconnectUSB1.1devices.Your
displaymayalsohaveUSBports.
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Two FireWire 800 ports
Connecthigh-speedexternaldevices,suchasFireWiredigitalvideo(DV)cameras,
scanners,andexternalharddiskdrives.YoucanconnectanddisconnectFireWiredevices
withoutrestarting.Eachportsupportsdataratesupto800Mbit/s.
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Two Gigabit Ethernet ports with jumbo frame support
Connecttoahigh-speedEthernetnetwork,aDSLorcablemodem,oranothercomputer.
TheEthernetportautomaticallydetectsEthernetdevicesanddoesn’trequireanEthernet
crossovercable.YoucanaccesstheInternetornetworkresourcessuchasprintersand
servers,andshareinformationoverthenetworkusingaCAT5ecable.